The affairs and administrative functions of the city shall be divided into departments, the city manager having full power and authority to appoint or employ any department head or employee within each and every department, except that when the business of the city, in the discretion of the city manager, does not require the employment of persons in any department, he or she may dispense with such department or employees therein, until such time, as, in his or her discretion, a need exists for such department or employees.

The City Manager, or its designee, is hereby empowered to authorize employees of the City of Augusta, Kansas to write citations for violations of the provisions of this Code. Any such citation written by any employee empowered to write such citations under this Section shall be fully enforceable in the Municipal Court for the City of Augusta, Kansas in accordance with the penalties established for such violations under the provisions of the Code of the City of Augusta, Kansas.

(Ord. 2162; Code 2020)